A Jet2 flight from London Stansted to Tenerife South faced an emergency after a baby fell ill on board yesterday – it comes after another incident triggered a ‘red code alert’
A Jet2 plane heading to Spain from the UK faced an emergency after a baby fell ill on board.
Air traffic controllers gave the flight priority landing after being told the tot had breathing problems. The fresh scare occurred two days after Jet2 passengers on board a flight from Bournemouth to Gran Canaria were diverted to Faro on the Algarve over “smoke in the cabin”.
Yesterday’s incident happened on board Jet2 flight EXS2V from London Stansted to Tenerife South. Spanish air traffic controllers said just ahead of its arrival: “The crew of the flight from the UK arriving at Tenerife South informs us that they require priority to attend to a baby with respiratory problems.
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“We are shortening their approach as much as possible while coordinating medical assistance on the ground with the airport. We wish the little one a speedy recovery.”
The plane landed nine minutes early at around 2.20pm yesterday afternoon. It was not immediately clear today if the child had been taken to hospital on landing and what the youngster’s current condition is.
The incident on the flight from Bournemouth triggered a ‘red code alert’ at Faro Airport with emergency response vehicles mobilised – although thankfully, the plane landed safely.
Local sources said the diversion was due to “smoke in the cabin.” Jet2 Flight LS3643 had departed from Bournemouth at 9.55am and was due to arrive in Gran Canaria around three-and-a-half hours later.
It landed at Faro around 12.25pm local time. More than 140 passengers are believed to have been on board the Boeing 747.
A Jet2 spokesperson said after the incident: “Our highly trained crew operating flight LS3643 from Bournemouth to Gran Canaria elected to divert to Faro as a precautionary measure after an aroma was detected in the cabin.
“At no point was safety compromised whatsoever, and the aircraft landed safely. A standby aircraft will fly customers from Faro to Gran Canaria, and we would of course like to sincerely apologise to customers for this delay.”
